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Illinois State University Athletics

2022 Softball Roster

18 Reili Gardner

  • Position OF
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Dyersville, Iowa

Biography

Career Highlights:

  • 90 career games played
  • Perfect 9-for-9 in career stolen bases
  • MVC Player of the Week (March 8, 2022)
  • MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention (2022)
  • Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022)
  • MVC Honor Roll (2021)
  • MVC Regular Season Champions (2021)

Sophomore (2022): Appeared in 51 games with 50 starts, all in center field…Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention accolades…Named MVC Player of the Week on March 8 for her performance at the FAU Tournament…Finished third on the team in batting average (.301), runs scored (24), and hits (43)…Held the longest hit streak by a Redbird this season at 8 games (Feb. 26 to March 10)…Her first game of the season against No. 16/13 Michigan (Feb. 11), she went 2-for-3 with an RBI…Had a career-high 3-RBI game against Kansas City (Feb. 12), going 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored…Was 3-for-5 with two RBI in the win over UNI (March 11)…Stole a career high two bases at DePaul…Boasted a career high 4-RBI game versus Valparaiso (5/1)…Went 2-for-3 with a double, 2 R, 4 RBI in the 17-0 Redbird victory…Was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases…Had 55 putouts and five assists with one error for a .984 fielding percentage.

Freshman (2021): Made 39 appearances with 38 starts as a true freshman serving as an outfielder for the Redbirds … Made her collegiate debut against UNF (Feb. 11) starting in right field … in her debut she went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a walk … collected her first career hit with one out in the top of the fourth inning and proceeded to steal second for her first career stolen base … turned in her first multi-hit game of her career against UT Martin (Feb. 25) going 2-for-2 with two runs scored … went 3-for-4 against Coastal Carolina (March 7) with a double, RBI and two runs scored to continue her longest hitting streak of the season … the next game against Florida Atlantic (March 7) brought her streak up to four games with her going 1-for-4 with an RBI … hit her first career homerun on April 25 in the second game of a double header versus Evansville … had four multi-hit games throughout the season with her longest hitting streak (four games) coming over two days (March 6-7) … finished the season with 36 putouts and one assist.

Burlington Central HS: Four-year member of Burlington Central High School's softball and basketball teams … Has helped her softball team post a winning record in each of her three seasons … Tied the IHSA record for most triples in a game last season … Three-time all-conference and all-area selection … Earned third-team all-state recognition her sophomore year … Voted a team captain and her team's MVP last season.

Personal: Daughter of Chad and Delaina Snyder … Born on July 22 in Dubuque, Iowa … Has a younger brother, Greyson … Her mother, Delaina Doll Snyder, played basketball at Wartburg College, while her stepfather, Chad Snyder, played football at Wartburg College … Plans to major in biochemistry while attending ISU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2021Freshman

    OF
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2022Sophomore

    OF
    5'6"
    18